Product Development and QA Engineer

Lawrenceville, GA

QUIKRETE® is seeking an experienced scientist to join our Product Development and Quality Assurance team. This position will be a blend of ongoing support for our current product line and creating innovative new products for the consumer and commercial construction markets. A bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, materials science, or a related discipline is required. A civil engineering degree with a materials focus would also be interesting. Experienced candidates with 5-10 years’ experience in new product development are encouraged to apply.

Expected Experience and Competencies

• BS degree in materials science, engineering, or chemistry
• 5+ years’ experience in Product Development
• Experience supervising technicians
• Experience in analytical methods, formulation, mechanical testing, design of experiments, cement chemistry, adhesives or coatings would be beneficial
  
• A talent for solving problems; uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of solutions
  
• Able to work with a diverse group of people in multifunctional teams
  
• Self-starting with a drive to overachieve
  
• Excellent written and oral communication

The position is located at the QUIKRETE® Engineering and Technical Center in Lawrenceville, GA, where you will work in an intellectually challenging and highly collaborative environment with ample opportunities for professional development. QUIKRETE® offers attractive salaries and benefits including competitive base pay, medical, dental and vision coverage, basic life and personal loss insurance, supplemental life insurance, and a 401k retirement plan with a generous company match policy.

Founded in 1940, The QUIKRETE® Companies is the largest manufacturer of packaged concrete and cement mixes in the U.S. and Canada, and an innovative leader in the commercial building, infrastructure, and home improvement industries. In addition, QUIKRETE® offers related products through numerous wholly-owned subsidiaries including SPEC MIX®, Pavestone®, Custom Building Products®, Contech, Target Technologies®, Daubois® and QPR®. Collectively, QUIKRETE® products are manufactured and distributed from more than 150 facilities in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and South America, allowing for unsurpassed distribution and product depth. The QUIKRETE® Technical center ensures that professionals and consumers alike are provided with the most innovative and highest quality products available on the market.
Job Type: Full-time

Required education:

• Bachelor's

Required experience:

• Product Development: 5 years

Careers1@quikrete.com

Project Engineer – Electrical & Controls (E&C)

Lawrenceville, GA

The QUIKRETE Companies, the leading producer of cement and concrete products, is seeking an entry level Project Engineer – Electrical & Controls to work in our Corporate Engineering Department located in Lawrenceville, GA. 

The successful candidate will have

• a BS degree in electrical engineering or engineering technologies discipline,
• with 0 – 5 year experience, preferably in an industrial/manufacturing environment.

The Project Engineer – Electrical & Controls provides engineering, capital project management services and technical expertise to new and existing QUIKRETE manufacturing operations.  Travel typically ranges from 20% to 30%.

The ideal candidate will have experience with plant electrical power distribution systems and extensive PLC (Allen Bradley) and operator interface programming.  Familiarity with plant data acquisition software/systems is also desired.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide technical reports, memos analyzing production/system issues which may require capital investment to improve production capabilities and/or efficiency levels.
• Develop project scopes and preliminary capital budgets
• Generate engineering construction document packages design, bid specifications,
• Evaluate vendor/contractor proposals to ensure work meets project specifications and criteria.
• Implement projects from concept through start-up.
• Contribute to company design standards and support design reuse methodology.
• Participate in safety and environmental regulatory compliance.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and an excellent benefits package.  Please submit resume and salary history to: careers2@quikrete.com

Project Engineer – Mechanical

Lawrenceville, GA

The QUIKRETE Companies, the leading producer of cement and concrete products, is seeking an entry level Project Engineer - Mechanical to work in our Corporate Engineering Department located in Lawrenceville, GA.  The successful candidate will have a BS degree in mechanical engineering or engineering technologies discipline, with 0 – 5 year experience, preferably in an industrial/manufacturing environment.

The Project Engineer - Mechanical provides engineering, capital project management services and technical expertise to new and existing QUIKRETE manufacturing operations.  Travel typically ranges from 20% to 30%.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide technical reports, memos analyzing production/system issues which may require capital investment to improve production capabilities and/or efficiency levels.
• Develop project scopes and preliminary capital budgets
• Generate engineering construction document packages design, bid specifications,
• Evaluate vendor/contractor proposals to ensure work meets project specifications and criteria.
• Implement projects from concept through start-up.
• Contribute to company design standards and support design reuse methodology. 
• Participate in safety and environmental regulatory compliance. 

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and an excellent benefits package.  Please submit resume and salary history to: careers2@quikrete.com